Meinertellidae
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Through Basal (phylogenetics), Insect and Amazon rainforest
Members of Archaeognatha are generally petrophilous ("rock-loving"), but species of Meinertellidae living in the Amazon have adapted to a life among the leaf litter on the forest floor, on the tree trunks and up in the canopy. In this wet environment, their eggs have a tolerance for being submerged in water.
Meinertellidae comprise more than 170 species in 19 genera, grouped into the Machiloides group, Machilinus group, Hypomachiloides group, Machilontus group, and Meinertellus group.
Distribution
These insects are principally found in the southern hemisphere, and can be found in rain forests, regular forests, and on coastal cliffs.
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Taxonomy
- †Cretaceobrevibusantennis Chen and Su, 2017; Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
- †Cretaceomachilis Sturm & Poinar, 1998; Lebanese amber, Barremian, Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
- †Glaesimeinertellus Sánchez-García et al., 2019; Lebanese amber, Barremian
- Macropsontus Silvestri, 1911; Lebanese amber, Barremian, Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
- Neomachilellus Wygodzinsky, 1953; Neotropics, fossils known from Miocene Dominican and Chiapas ambers.
- †Nullmeinertellus Zhang et al., 2018; Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
- †Unimeinertellus Zhang et al., 2018; Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian